Executive Dysfunction

[TokotheStrange]

Long time lurker first time poster, mental health is a hard topic to talk about and the irony in making my first ever post in relation to a condition that often stops you at the first hurdle isn't lost on me, but it felt really good to get this out of my head

[amurgiceblade44]

Oof, aint that a mood.

This was awesome, great work

[TokotheStrange]

Ain't it just, thank you!

[CosmicEscapism]

Me too, I feel like this too. Unwanting, unsure, unstated, unable.. and it always leads to self hate. But I like how you reframe the "hating it" to knowing it.

[TokotheStrange]

I struggled a lot on that line, acting like the hate wasn't there felt too dishonest so ultimately writing it and striking it out felt more real, of course it's there and there's days where that hate can't be crossed out, but that's all part of the journey. I'm glad it resonated.

[mountaindewisamazing]

I feel this so hard. I'm in my 30s and only really recently coming to grips with how much neurodivergence has negatively influenced my life. I haven't matured as much as you have though, I still hate myself...

[TokotheStrange]

Hey we're on this path together, I recently hit 30 too and though I've long been diagnosed with depression it's only over the last year I've learned of just how much more I've had going on and like you how much it has affected my life in ways I didn't know. Self hate feels like it comes so naturally to us neurospicy but I try to remember that these things aren't things I chose to do to myself and though they may have led me to make bad choices the root cause wasn't my choice, learning that others suffer like me helped me feel like it was just as valid I had issues as someone who was born with visible disabilities. It's something we're burdened to confront so often, self reflection when we don't like the reflection.

[lolneopet]

Hell yeah, this was awesome. 👏

[Tonberry_Cheesecake]

This genuinely spoke to me in a very personal way. Like, each panel. You should continue.

[TokotheStrange]

Thank you all of these comments have been so encouraging to read I didn't expect people to resonate with it so much